Talking Leadership presents a though-provoking look at differences and commonalities in the lives and leadership approaches of some of today's outstanding women in areas ranging from philanthropy to politics, and from business to academia. Regardless of their backgrounds and areas of expertise, these women are committed to social change--change that includes improving women's lives and options.
Well beyond personal details and entertaining anecdotes, these conversations capture a variety of fascinating experiences and insights reflecting what it is like to be a woman and a major leader in America at the close of the twentieth century. Many of these women hold positions in which womanhood sets them apart--not infrequently in uncomfortable ways. Talking Leadership gives testimony not only to how far women have come, but also how far they still have to go to claim their places as leaders.
Acknowledgments Introduction Peggy Antrobus Susan Berresford Mildred Dresselhaus Antonia Hernandez Bell Hooks Lois Juliber Karen Nussbaum Jacqueline Pitanguy Anna Quindlen Nafis Sadik Patricia Schroeder Ruth J. Simmons Christine Todd Whitman Notes About the Interviewers
MARY S. HARTMAN is a University Professor and Director of the Institute for Women's Leadership at Douglass College, Rutgers University. She is a former dean of Douglass College.